Smile Escapes

Setting standards in steam cleaning

Innovative steam solutions from Renfert with POWER steamer, the steam cleaning unit that sets new standards in reliability, and STEAM tube, the intelligent steam cleaning station. Renfert has done it – with the POWER steamer. The first steam cleaning unit on the market to show just how well intelligent engineering works. Refined down to the smallest […]

Stars align in Birmingham with ClearCorrect

Stars of dentistry and orthodontics will align in Birmingham this summer as ClearCorrect announces a packed speaker line-up for its second annual education event. Elevating ClearCorrect Excellence 2024 brings together an inspirational group of speakers discussing the clinical and business growth aspects of an industry estimated to be worth £4.4 billion globally. Growth for all […]

Advice on life from a young-ish dentist 

Having graduated 10 years ago, Kiran Shankla reflects on her career journey so far, and offers some sage advice. Tell us your career history I graduated 10 years ago from the University of Birmingham. I worked for two years in the NHS followed by a year abroad in Queensland, Australia. Working abroad opened the doors […]

Rising treatment costs in New Zealand causing mass avoidance of the dentist’s chair

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: The findings from a national survey of dental fees in 2023 has highlighted a concerning trend in the accessibility of dental care across New Zealand. As reported by Radio New Zealand, the cost of a typical dental visit, which includes an examination, prophylaxis, a radiograph and composite restorations, has surged by nearly […]

Shaadi Manouchehri: everything happens for a reason 

Shaadi Manouchehri gives us an insight into her rollercoaster journey from student to owner of a squat dental practice. Dr Shaadi Manouchehri always dreamed of becoming an orthodontist, so after qualifying at Queen Mary’s in 2015, doing her vocational training in London followed by dental core training, she applied to orthodontics and missed out by […]

Running a dental lab: it’s all about communication

Jake Penman discusses the not-so-secret sauce in building a strong client base and running a successful dental lab. Be it within the lab flow, between lab partners or between the laboratory and the dentists, good communication is vital in modern dentistry.  In this article, I am going to talk about the importance of communication between […]